Tag: Labor issues
Albania: Flight control strike triggers political backlash
TIRANA, Albania — Albania's prime minister threatened legal action against air traffic controllers at the country's one international airport, who went on strike Wednesday...
Turnout barely tops 20% for Wisconsin spring election
MADISON, Wis. — Turnout for Wisconsin's spring election, which had only one statewide race on the ballot with a handful of locally hot contests,...
A look at the workplace sex harassment claims against Cuomo
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward a half-dozen women who have...
Watchdog: Lebanon’s vaccination of refugees, migrants lags
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s vaccination campaign has been slow and risks leaving behind some of the country’s most vulnerable people, including Palestinian and Syrian refugees,...
Union leader blames underfunding for Iowa prison killings
DES MOINES, Iowa — The leader of the union representing Iowa prison workers on Tuesday blamed Republican state political leaders and Iowa Department of...
Tesla appeals federal order to delete Musk tweet about union
NEW ORLEANS — Tesla is asking an appeals court to set aside a federal agency’s order that a Twitter post discouraging union organizing be...
Bucs CB Davis apologizes for tweeting anti-Asian slur
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis has apologized for tweeting an anti-Asian slur, saying he didn’t understand the offensive nature of...
Regulators liquidate troubled Indianapolis credit union
INDIANAPOLIS — A credit union formed nearly six decades ago by Indianapolis newspaper employees has been liquidated, two months after regulators placed the financially-troubled...
WBCA sends letter to Emmert asking for independent review
SAN ANTONIO — The Women's Basketball Coaches Association sent a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert saying the external review he proposed to look...
German unemployment slightly lower in March
BERLIN — Unemployment in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, was slightly lower in March thanks to seasonal factors, official data showed Wednesday. Extensive use of...
